SpaceX Preps for Three Block 5 Launches in Just Two Weeks

Published: July 25, 2018, 7:12 a.m.

This weekend, SpaceX began what is slated to be its busiest week ever by successfully launching its largest payload to date: a communications satellite dubbed TelStar 19V. Perched atop the company\u2019s Cape Canaveral launch pad, a shiny new Falcon 9 rocket roared to life at 1:50 am Eastern on Sunday morning, lighting up the predawn sky. It was the 13th launch so far this year for SpaceX\u2014and, notably, the first of three Falcon 9 Block 5 booster launches scheduled for the next 12 days.